Mary Ogdahl

As Managing Director, Mary is responsible for coordinating and managing CIGLR’s programmatic activities, proposal development, research and administrative budgets, and personnel. Her  primary responsibilities are to (a) lead the implementation of the Engagement, Career Training, and Outreach & Communications (ECO) Program, (b) create and maintain research and administration budget projections, (c) conduct CIGLR hiring and manage personnel research project assignments, (d) oversee research proposal development, and (e) lead the preparation of CIGLR’s annual Performance Progress Report. She has offices at both SNRE and NOAA GLERL to promote interactions with CIGLR and GLERL research scientists, and to help accomplish CIGLR’s goal of supporting NOAA’s mission and strategic goals. Prior to joining CIGLR in 2015, she was a Research Associate at Grand Valley State University’s Annis Water Resources Institute (AWRI) where she worked for 11 years. She is honored to be devoting her career to promoting the health and sustainability of the Great Lakes.

Education:

• M.S., Environmental Science/Applied Ecology, 2002 Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
• B.A., summa cum laude, Biology, Minor in Geology, 2000 Wittenberg University, Springfield, OH

Research Interest/Area of Expertise:

• Aquatic ecology, limnology, environmental science

Publications:

Biddanda, B.A., Weinke, A.D., Kendall, S., Gereaux, L., Snider, M., Dila, D., Long, S., VandenBerg, C., Knapp, K., Thompson, K., Ogdahl, M., Liu, Q., E. Anderson., T. Johengen and S. Ruberg. 2018. Chronicles of Hypoxia: Time-series buoy observations reveal annually recurring seasonal basin-wide hypoxia in Muskegon Lake – a Great Lakes estuary. Journal of Great Lakes Research. Open Access Publication. (DOI:10.1016/j.jglr.2017.12.008). [Altmetric Score]

Steinman, A.D., B.J. Cardinale, W.R. Munns Jr, M.E. Ogdahl, J.D. Allan, T. Angadi, S. Bartlett, K. Brauman, M. Byappanahalli, M. Dossi, D. Dupont, A. Johns, D. Kashian, F. Lupi, P. McIntyre, T. Miller, M. Moore, R. Logsdon Muenich, R. Poudel, J. Price, B. Provencher, A. Rea, J. Read, S. Renzetti, B. Sohngen, and E. Washburn. 2017. Ecosystem services in the Great Lakes. Journal of Great Lakes Research. (DOI:10.1016/j.jglr.2017.02.004). [Altmetric Score]

Steinman, A.D. and M.E. Ogdahl. 2016. From wetland to farm and back again: phosphorus dynamics of a proposed restoration project. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 23:22596-22605. (DOI:10.1007/s11356-016-7485-4). [Altmetric Score]

Brennan, A.K., Hoard, C.J., Duris, J.W., Ogdahl, M.E., and Steinman, A.D. 2015. Water quality and hydrology of Silver Lake, Oceana County, Michigan, with emphasis on lake response to nutrient loading, 2012–14. U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report. 2015–5158, 75 p. (DOI:10.3133/sir20155158). 

Steinman, A.D., and M.E. Ogdahl. 2015. TMDL reevaluation: reconciling internal phosphorus load reductions in a eutrophic lake. Lake and Reservoir Management. 31:115-126. (DOI:10.1080/10402381.2015.1014582). [Altmetric Score]

 Ogdahl, M.E., and A.D. Steinman. 2015. Factors influencing macrophyte growth and recovery following shoreline restoration activity. Aquatic Botany. 120:363-370. (DOI:10.1016/j.aquabot.2014.10.006). 

Steinman, A.D., M.E. Ogdahl, M. Weinert, and D.G. Uzarski. 2014. Influence of water level fluctuation duration and magnitude on sediment-water nutrient exchange in coastal wetlands. Aquatic Ecology. 48:143-159. (DOI:10.1007/s10452-014-9472-5). 

 Ogdahl, M.E., A.D. Steinman, and M. Weinert. 2014. Laboratory-determined phosphorus flux from lake sediments as a measure of internal phosphorus loading. Journal of Visualized Experiments-Environment. 85:e51617. (DOI:10.3791/51617). [Altmetric Score]